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Former Arizona politician sentenced for human smuggling in Utah

Paul Petersen, who received prison time in two other jurisdictions, will spend 11-15 years in prison.

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, is then-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, right, and his attorney, Kurt Altman, as they leave a court hearing in Phoenix. Petersen, who has acknowledged running an illegal adoption scheme in Arizona, Arkansas and Utah, was sentenced in Utah on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud, File)

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, is then-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, right, and his attorney, Kurt Altman, as they leave a court hearing in Phoenix. Petersen, who has acknowledged running an illegal adoption scheme in Arizona, Arkansas and Utah, was sentenced in Utah on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud, File)